back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us at bay area news at 11:00. good morning. easing tensions. high-level talks underway right now on the crisis in ukraine. can the white house and kremlin put aside their differences and find a way to peacefully resolve that situation? a house divided. an 18-year-old high school student suing her own parents after they stopped paying her bills. she claims they were abusive. they say she refused to obey their rules. this morning, the case that could set a legal precedent across the country. security threats, witness at oscar pistorius' murder trial received harrowing phone calls. we're live at the courthouse. and "today" exclusive, the motorcyclist left paralyzed in a

confrontation between bikers and the drivers of an suv. why he says the video only reveals part of what happened today, wednesday, march 5th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, and how many times have we seen that video of that confrontation between bikers and the driver of that suv on a highway here in new york? >> well, there was one man run over. you just saw the video right there. we've never really heard his story until today. but he's joining us this morning for an exclusive live interview. >> all right. we'll get to that in a little while. let's get to our top story this morning. the crisis in ukraine. that country's flag is flying over a key government building

in eastern ukraine. it had been occupied by pro-russian demonstrators since the weekend. >> agreed to a nato request to hold a special meeting today to discuss this crisis. also on the diplomatic front, john kerry is expected to meet with russian foreign minister in paris. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is going to be john kerry's first face-to-face meeting with his russian counterpart since this crisis began. the russian foreign minister has said the threat of sanctions will not change his government's position. obviously, the situation remains tense. overnight, white house officials here explain they're still pushing what they call this diplomatic off ramp for russia if russian troops return to their bases. the escalating crisis in ukraine put a microscope on the rocky relationship between barack obama and vladimir putin. the two presidents delivering competing televised messages. mr. obama ridiculing the

justification for sending troops into crimea. >> president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations. i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> a former u.s. official described putin as emotional, showing off his angry side tuesday. the russian leader denied his troops occupied crimea, accusing the u.s. government from interfering as if they were running experiments on rats without any understanding of the consequences. it's the latest rift in a relationship strained in recent months by sharp disagreements over syria and nsa leaker edward snowden. the leaders' exchanges producing awkward photo ops. as for putin, the horseback riding, race car driving, former kgb spy seems to relish playing up his image of the strong man.

>> it's time we woke up about vladimir putin. it's time this administration got real. >> helping fuel that criticism, this moment from the 2012 campaign where president obama mocked governor mitt romney for calling russia america's number one geopolitical foe. >> in the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. you know, the cold war's been over for 20 years. >> still, experts say that cold war chill is back, leaving president obama with limited options for dealing with putin. >> what we're looking at right now is nothing less than a potential total collapse of the u.s./russian relationship. >> a little more about the relationship between those two men, a senior administration official said president obama does not see vladimir putin as irrational. explaining there's a consistency to putin's actions. clearly they don't see eye to eye. the official says obama and putin spent much of that last phone call talking past one another. with president obama knocking down every claim putin made.

>> peter alexander with all the latest from the white house. thank you. a look now at a tragic situation under investigation in new jersey this morning. a massive explosion triggered by a gas leak that killed at least one woman and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. tracy strahan from wnbc, our sister station here in new york, is at the scene. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning, where officials will be returning in about an hour from now with what's left of these homes. homes reduced to rubble here. they'll be trying to pinpoint what exactly led to the massive blast that led to several terrifying moments. >> this loud explosion shook me up, paintings on the wall fell. there was a crack in one of my walls. >> officials say the explosion happened tuesday after workers who were trying to make electrical repairs hit a gas line at a condominium complex in new jersey. >> the person that was operating

down there felt they had struck something. the explosions just happened. we're not sure how it happened. >> they shook the house and just a terrible, terrible explosion. >> the explosion killed one woman, injuring seven others, the blast so severe it damaged as many as 55 homes in the complex causing an aftermath that looked like a tornado had struck. >> looked in the sky and you can see all the insulation and debris coming down. we thought maybe ha plane crashed. >> reporter: now, police say none of the injuries were life threatening. and we're hearing that safety officials from osha will be back on the scene conducting their own investigations into this explosion, matt. >> tracy, thank you very much. >> meantime now, the story of a lawmaker facing serious accusations and denying them this morning. >> that's right, a florida congressman now denying an allegation this morning that he shoved his estranged wife during a heated altercation. kristen, good morning.

>> good morning to you. congressman gracin and his wife are in the middle of a bitter divorce. he was accused of pushing his wife, accusations he strongly denies. >> it's not true. it's not an incident at all. it's not the way she described it. >> reporter: democratic congressman alan gracin is denying allegations that he shoved his wife. according to court documents filed monday and obtained by the sentinel, ms. grayson accused her husband of showing up unannounced over the weekend and deliberately and with force pushed her hard against the door, causing her to fall to the ground. but grayson tells a different story. >> then what happened? >> i retreated. that's what happened. >> reporter: congressman grayson's office released a statement saying witnesses at the scene during the time in question also reject miss grayson's versions of events as

an outright lie. sadly it was ms. grayson who attacked the congressman as he attempted to visit with his children. this incident report shows authorities are investigating an allegation of battery and a spokesperson for the orange county sheriff's office confirms they are conducting a domestic violence investigation with the grayson family. the family drama comes as grayson is seeking reelection. he was first elected in 2008, lost reelection in 2010 and won again two years ago. when asked if he could put the incident behind him, the congressman continued to defend himself. >> there's nothing to put behind. she's simply lying. and i think our statement makes that clear. >> now, the congressman was not arrested and faces no charges, during a telephone conversation, a woman who identified herself as lolita grayson said no comment when asked about the incident. the couple has five children. >> kristen welker in washington,

thank you, kristen. president obama heads to connecticut today to continue his push for the hike in the minimum wage. the president wants congress to raise the hourly rate from $7.25 to $10.10. he's also asked state lawmakers to raise it even further in line with president obama's proposal. the next generation of the bush political dynasty took a step toward statewide office in texas. george t. bush, son of jeb bush, easily won the republican nomination for texas land commissioner tuesday night. and in texas governor's race, state senator wendy davis will be the democratic party's candidate. she'll face greg abbott in november. and we have some video this morning of dramatic rescue in daytona beach, florida, after a minivan with three children inside drove into the atlantic ocean on tuesday. bystanders jumped into action carrying two of the children to the beach. waves made it difficult for rescuers to get to the third

child. they eventually did and pulled the little one to safety. investigators aren't sure why the woman drove into the water. she is currently undergoing a mental evaluation, though. well, if you needed any proof this morning it is generally not any good to get caught in the middle, especially in a hockey game. here it is from an avalanche/blackhawks game in chicago. some punches are thrown and one caught the game official in the face. he did go down, but got right back up, al, and put him into the fight and no penalty. >> no penalties there? >> which, i guess, you know, they're used to it in hockey. >> i thought that would've cost somebody. natalie, thank you. >> mr. rock ker? >> we're going to show this for two reasons. one, it's really cool. the other is i get to say niagara falls! >> slow the ice turns. >> step by step, inch by inch.

all right. and it really is, though, so dramatic. we love to show you this. >> al -- savannah says she doesn't know that one. >> you don't know? >> i thought i'd heard them all. >> she led a sheltered life. >> look at this. look at this at night. isn't that gorgeous? all the beautiful neon lights. let's go underneath, show you what's happening. chicago, we're looking at light snow. it's making its way across illinois into indiana, the snow showers should end. right now this morning, heavy snow, it is going to make a mess for the morning commute there. generally 1 to 2 inches, but falling in a fairly short period of time within the next hour, hour and a half, those are problems. also down to the south, we're looking at heavy rainmaking its way into northern and southern florida. by afternoon, orlando, you're going to be looking at showers and thunderstorms. and just so happens we're showing perhaps the greatest resort in the nation, universal. and -- >> we're a little biased.

halo over your head. >> we happen to be owned by the same company. we are looking at that heavy rain between tampa and daytona beach, anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast. and i slowly turn around in the ♪ [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate® optic white toothpaste. unlike the leading whitening toothpaste colgate® optic white goes beyond surface stains to deeply whiten teeth. it whitens over three shades. that's more than the leading express whitening strip. so the only accessory you need to look fabulous is your smile. colgate® optic white whitens more than the leading express whitening strips. and try the new collection for whiter teeth in one day! good morning to you. meteorologist christina loren. it's mild, on the muggy side at 5 in san francisco.

you'll find the fog. just a mission of high clouds in san jose. 71 degrees here. 69 peninsula. san francisco, at 64 degrees today shower moving into the city after 2:00 p.m. we'll have to wait on that rain out bay until after 4:00 p.m. so it could be a slow commute home this evening. >> that's your latest weather. for those of you not old enough to remember the abbott and costello/three stooges niagara falls, we'll show it at 7:30. >> we'll all be culturally informed. now to a family dispute in new jersey. this one's getting worldwide attention. an 18-year-old girl taking her parents to court seeking financial support after she left home. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest on this. good morning to you. >> well, this case boils down to an age old problem, teenagers versus their parents. a battle normally fought at home, not in a courtroom in front of a judge and tv cameras.

the actual hearing has yet to begin. but an early motion went squarely in the parents' favor. >> she's always going to be your daughter. and they're always going to be your parents. >> the truth laid bare in the courtroom. 18-year-old rachel is suing her parents for money they won't give her to finish high school and go to college. the court session was the first time they'd seen each other since october. there were no embraces, not even a hello. at times, rachel's parents wept. their daughter, an honor roll student, athlete and cheerleader left home last fall under circumstances that each side disputes disputes. in the lawsuit she claims she was subjected to severe and excessive verbal and physical abuse by my mother and father. >> these people have not come to see her, they have not sent a penny to her. >> her parents deny any abuse

and say they were laying down the law for a teenager who was suspended from school, drinking and dating a boy they really didn't like. >> come home subject to these rules. >> on his facebook page, sean canning a former police chief says his daughter's allegations simply never happened. in tuesday's court session, rachel's lawyer argued she needed emergency financial assistance while the case proceeded. the judge did not agree. >> we want to establish a precedent where parents live in constant fear of establishing basic rules of the house. if they institute a rule that junior doesn't like, junior can move out, move in with another family, he can sue for child support, car, cell phone, and a few hundred grand in college. >> for the moment, rachel's living with the family of a close friend.

they are paying living expenses and legal fees. the judge recommend the family seek counseling before they come back in april. >> stephanie gosk on the story for us. thanks very much. nbc legal analyst, former prosecutor and defense attorney who has worked as a legal advocate for children. karen, good morning, nice to see you. >> good morning, matt. >> hard to watch this. you're watching a family unit coming apart at the seams in front of your eyes. how often are these cases brought? >> they're kind of reserved for celebrities. people who have a lot of money. you see these in the context of custody or divorce cases, but not a married couple with a child who wants cash. >> charges and counter charges. the daughter says she was basically kicked out of the house. the parents say she left because she refused to obey our rules. brings up the concept of emancipation. legally speaking when it comes to a family, how is it defined? >> okay. in new jersey, there's case law that says if you're under 21,

you can be an unemancipated adult. if you're vulnerable like she is, the court can say you have an obligation to support them if you were doing that in the past. if she was under the sphere of their influence, there is case law that says that she is entitled to some payment. >> meanwhile, the parents say she's welcome to come home, but there's an e-mail that says i don't want to come home. does that weaken her case? >> i don't know. that sounds like a teenager to me, right? >> right. >> she's going to say i was abandoned, neglected. and the parents are going to say she didn't want to follow our rules. she's being a spoiled brat and nothing more than that. >> the judge sent them away, please seek counseling. he clearly is trying to avoid this going to trial. why? what precedent is he trying to avoid? >> i think he's probably trying to avoid violence at this point because i know if it was my parents, my head would be on the other side of the courtroom floor. if you're a judge, you don't

want to start a precedent like that. what if it is the case where the parents just want them to follow the rules, are you going to say -- what's the first thing your parents say to you? if you don't like it, there's the door. if you are now going to say -- >> court will be clogged with those cases. >> exactly. there's the door, but i want my trust fund on the way out. the judge is going to say, listen, can i see both attorneys in my chambers? maybe you should go to mediation and sit down and talk. this is not something i want to be in a position to rule on. because either side may not like my ruling. >> thanks very much. >> not surprisingly, this is really driving conversation online, as well. check in with carson for that part of it. >> teens versus parents, our facebook page is on fire with this case. there she is. we put on facebook, should teens be allowed to sue their parents? let's go ahead and take some of the responses we got quickly. kathleen wrote, absolutely not, there should be no obligation or expectation that parents must

pay for their child's education. if they do, that's a gift. caroline writes, it goes back to entitlement. a lot of people think is an entitlement story. nobody pushes responsibility anymore. it's a reflection on our parents, as well. college is considered higher education. it's a choice, therefore her responsibility to seek alternative funding. kristen quickly writes in, of course she has the right to sue, but does she have the right to what she's asking for? that's the true question. and i have a question for the readers, do you think this is going to damage this teen's reputation when she has to start seeking employment as an adult? lots of comments on this one. we'll have more in a little bit, guys. >> all great points. what we've all been talking about. >> yeah, what kind of precedent does it set? does it belong in a courtroom? coming up, security suddenly increased for the judge at the oscar pistorius murder trial while the defense goes after two key witnesses. we'll have the latest live from the courthouse. plus, the motorcyclist who

was left paralyzed after being involved in that shocking confrontation and chase on a new york highway. we will share his side of the story in an exclusive live interview this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ good morning to you. 7:26, i'm peggy bunker. b.a.r.t. hopes to have service restored any moment now the stations have been closed all morning long. "today in the bay" live in hayward with an update. how are we doing for commuters? >> reporter: great news. good morning. just a couple of minutes ago we heard the station agent yell the words "okay," but we heard the crowd go while. a minute ago, gates rolled up, and we saw commuters able to get back into the south hayward b.a.r.t. station after a very long, rough commute, overnight a trespasser killed on the b.a.r.t. tracks and an investigation halted b.a.r.t.

service through union city, south hayward. they'd have to make their way to the bayfair station to get into the city but that has changed. again, stations back open. we also saw her put up a sign on the area where you pay, and it said, free marking. maybe that's a bonus for trouble that commuters went through. live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a lot of extra trouble. let's check in with mike inouye. he's going to let us know now it's faring so far. >> great news, how that folks have heard it at home. other folks, heading to stations. they might be heading across the san mateo bridge. live look, 92 smooth. slowdown on the bay, south bay build typical around the bay. here, atypical. northbound, more traffic from union city to south hayward. use the b.a.r.t. tracks. southbound side of 880 jams up on the dumbarton bridge because

of a crash as well. >> we're going to see rain this evening for the commute and that could add to a slower than normal drive home. now, mostly dry, plmike. fog is not thick. comfortable temperatureser temperatures, ramping up numbers into 60s and 70s. that rainfall's going to move in for the second half of the day. what we're expecting wednesday, low clouds to start, clouds increase throughout the day. rainfall in time for your evening drive. >> we'll have another local news update coming up here in about 30 minutes. ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. save 25% when you buy two scotts fertilizers -- one to use now and one for later.

♪ we are 7:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the 5th of march, 2014. it's ash wednesday. the sun is coming up in a pretty way over indianapolis. getting your morning started. great to have you along with us on a wednesday. we'll tell you what's making headlines. opening statements are set to begin in new york at the trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law, charged with conspireing to kill americans after the 9/11 attacks. he's the highest al qaeda to face trial on u.s. soil. president obama is stepping up calls for congress to raise the minimum wage. he'll have a speech in connecticut today before traveling to boston for two fund-raisers. the college board is set to make an announcement to

changeses to the s.a.t. those updates would take effect in 2016. you've seen the shocking scene on a new york highway. a family confronted in their suv by a group of bikers. the man who was run over and paralyzed will speak out. mick jagger known for those signature moves on stage. he says he owes a lot of them to the hardest working man in show business, mr. james brown. now jagger is producing a movie about the godfather of soul, so he took our godfather of soul, willie, behind the scenes. let's start with day three in the trial of oscar pistorius and new drama tied to the case. jeff rossen is covering that trial in pretoria. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you.

happening right now, new issues with security. one of the witnesses says he is actually getting threaten, his words, threatening phone calls from random numbers, angry he's testifying against oscar. one voice mail, i'm quoting, why are you lying? you know oscar didn't kill reeva. the judge also has security detail herself escorting her to and from court. her office wouldn't confirm nor deny she's been getting threat. it goes to show you how much is at stake here as there's more drama on the stand this morning. for the first time this morning, oscar pistorius walked into court without being mobbed. silent and stoic. very different from tuesday when the courthouse chaos caused him to be late for his own trial. >> i don't see your client. >> sometimes he's blocked in by the media. >> reporter: minutes later oscar finally arrives.

>> sorry i'm late. >> that's fine. take a seat. >> reporter: prosecutors are back at it this morning, calling this professional boxer to the stand, who was there when oscar accidentally fired a gun inside a restaurant, just weeks before reeva's death. >> a shot went off in the restaurant and then just complete silence. once the shot went off, i looked down. i was in shock. >> prosecutors also called more of oscar's neighbors who testified off-camera that they heard screaming that night. first this woman -- >> it was awful to hear her shouts before the shots. >> reporter: then her husband took the stand. >> the fear in her voice escalated and it was clear that this person's life was in danger. that's when the first shots were fired. >> reporter: prosecutors are trying to prove their theory that oscar and his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, weren't having

a romantic evening, as he claims, but fighting and he went on a violent rampage, shooting four times through the bathroom door, killing her. he says it's an accident. his defense fired back saying no neighbor could hear that detail 580 feet away. here in pretoria the locals can't get enough of this trial. at this outdoor restaurant, look, they set up a large flat screen right on the street so people can come here and watch live coverage of the trial on south african television. >> we can look. >> reporter: do you think he did it intentionally? >> yes. >> in south africa you sometimes get scared and i can understand how he thought it was an intruder. >> reporter: you think it's an accident? >> yes. >> reporter: we've been talking to the people here in south africa if he knew what he was doing or an accident.

split 50/50. a couple of notes from inside the courthouse, oscar pistorius very engaged, writing a lot, tapping his lawyers on the shoulders a lot, passing them notes. he's very involved. >> jeff, thanks very much. >> we'll get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by the new windows. one experience for everything in your life. >> all right, guys. for those who want to see the slowly i turn sketch go to our facebook page. we have it posted on there right now. we have high wind warnings, high wind watches, winter storm wa warnings and watches. this area of pink is the jet stream. the jet stream with 175-mile hour core, semi-pineapple express coming into honolulu turning west. we are looking at a lot of rain

along the coast. some areas picking up 5 inches of rain, between medford and cascades 7 to 8 inches of snow falling in that area. rest of the country, wet day today. through the southeast, icy conditions in the midwest. freezing fog in arkansas. a lot of wet weather with windy conditions in the pacific northwest and high surf advisories up for sou 7:36 on a wednesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. your temperatures this morning are mile. we're starting out in the 50s, cloudy, rain moving in as this evening. after 2:00 p.m. in san francisco, high around 64 for today in the tri-valley, 72. 71 right here in beautiful san jose. so showers move in, as we head throughout the second half of the day. you'll be able to get by with a dry commute, clouds increasing, and that rain arrives this evening. get that weather any t

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♪ we are back at 7:40 with the confrontation on a new york highway that made headlines across the country. it happened become in september. an suv driver chased by bikers, dragged from his car and beaten in front of his family. shortly before that, one of the motorcycle riders was run over by that suv and is now paralyzed. we're going to talk to him exclusively in a moment. first, more on the events of that fateful day. >> reporter: the brutal attack is unforgettable. a group of bikers surrounding an suv using helmets to shatter its windows before pulling the driver from the car and beating him, all in front of his wife and 2-year-old. 11 have been indicted in connection with the beating. all cases are still pending. the incident dominated headlines

in new york in the fall and created public outrage. >> they were in clear and present danger. not just the man but the driver and they wanted the wife who was holding the child. unacceptable. >> reporter: the events leading up to that attack were captured on a video posted on the internet. it started on the west side highway when dozens of motorcycle surrounded a range rover, blocking it in the middle of the road. one stopped short in the suv, leading to a fender-bender. then many of the bikers got off their bikes, blocking traffic. and after a few tense moments, the suv driver hit the gashgs running over one of the bikers and his motorcycle. neither the suv driver nor the injured biker have been charged with any crime. the injured biker, 32-year-old edward, suffered a torn aorta, severed spine, leading him paralyzed. >> he damaged my son's life

forever. my family forever. >> reporter: after a high-speed chase, the bikers caught up with the suv again. some pounding on the windows and beating the driver in the middle of the street. >> edwin is with us exclusively with us along with his wife and their attorney gloria allred. good morning. >> good morning. >> let me ask you how you're doing, how you're feeling? >> i'm feeling good. first i want to say thank god because if it wasn't for his grace i wouldn't be here to do this interview. glory to jesus christ. >> what have doctors told about you your future and whether you could walk again? >> they told me it was 99.9% that i wasn't going to walk but i refuse to believe that. >> you're working hard in rehab? >> oh, definitely. i want to walk more than they want me to walk. >> let's go back to this day. people say this was a biker gang, a gang. why were you there?

were you part of this gang or group? >> no. i actually came from massachusetts for a ride that i became aware of on the internet, which i have -- i did the ride probably prior to that like twice before. it's just a regular ride. i didn't know nobody there besides the three guys i went with. >> you didn't know the other people involved? >> no, i did not. >> let's talk about what happened. as we just saw, first the suv kind of gets in the middle of these bikers. it bumps somebody on a bike. this suv stops. several of the bikers stop. you were one of them. why did you get off your bike and go over there? >> i wanted to see cruz get hit out of the corner of my eye. >> is he one of the friends you had come with? >> no. we're just all riding together. i'm not -- you know, i just got off like any other human would, you know. i got off to make sure he was all right. i glanced at the driver to see if he was all right, too. >> at that moment did you see

any threats or intimidating action against the driver? >> no. >> did you participate in any threats or intimidating action against the driver? >> definitely not. definitely not. >> obviously, the driver is spooked. he takes off. he hits you. i think when people see that video, you know, you hope that someone in your circumstances wouldn't remember, that you'd be in shock, but i know you remember everything. >> yeah, i was fully conscious for the whole entire thing. >> can you tell me what happened? >> i know i got off my bike to check on cruz and to, you know, i seen the area. as soon as i seen it really wasn't that serious, you know, i was telling guys, let's keep going because i didn't want to ruin the ride. besides that, we were in the middle of the highway. so, i just wanted to keep going. as soon as i turn around, start walking back towards my bike, that's when i got ran over. >> you felt every bit of excruciating pain? >> yes. as soon as he hit me, i shut my eyes. i didn't want to open my eyes

because i knew he had hurt me. the whole time have my eyes closed and i'm like, this dude really hurt me. >> the little girl helped you in that moment? can you tell us about that. >> she kept throwing water on my face to keep me awake. i was aggravated she was throwing water on my face. i was awake and i was aggravated. >> do you blame the driver of the suv who hit you for your injuries? >> no, i don't blame him. i don't blame him because at the end of the day, i'm not him to know what was going through his mind. >> do you agree with the prosecutor's decision not to charge him? >> well, that's a really interesting issue. what we hope, savannah, is that the prosecutor does not look at the public opinion. that the prosecutor looks at the facts, looks at the law. decides whether or not the driver of the suv, who ran over edwin -- >> sounds like you want him to be charged. >> -- paralyzed him for life, whether the driver was in reasonable fear and had any kind of justification for running

over edwin, who just had his back to the suv and he was run over as he's walking back to his motorcycle. >> gloria, i know you haven't yet, but are you planning to sue either the driver or the city of new york? >> we have not filed a civil lawsuit. >> i know. will you rule it out? >> we don't rule anything out at this time. >> so you are considering it? >> we do believe edwin is a very courageous young man. he is completely innocent. he never did anything to the driver expect basically had his back to the car when he was run over. this is is a courageous young woman, his wife diana, she was at his side. she slept at the hospital in a chair every night for months while he was trying to recover from this life-changing, terrible incident. and i just give all credit to her, too. >> you have both been through so much. edwin, i know you've talked about how in the midst of this terrible circumstance, have you found your faith and it's helped. >> you definitely. like i said, man, all glory to

god, to my lord jesus christ. through this whole thing i've realized, you know, that life is more important to us than what we take. you know what i mean? we take everything for granted, you know. it's like, what would i give to be able to walk again or to be able to use a bathroom again on my own, which are simple basic things we all experience as humans but we don't value as much as we would value, you know, let's say, a job or something. so, that has allowed me to see things from a different angle, let's just say. >> edwin and diana, have you been through so much. we wish you the best of luck in your recovery. gloria, thank you. coming up, we will switch gears. does it actually give her an advantage? the inspiring teen that's not letting a debilitating disease stop her from becoming a champion runner. we'll check in with carson who has everything buzzing online right after this. what does that first spoonful taste like?

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good morning, everyone. 7:56. scott mcgrew, the family of a woman found dead in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital is suing the city. lynne spalding's family plans to announce details of lawsuit at a news conference this morning. the 57-year-old disappeared from her hospital bed in september. she was found dead in a stairwell two weeks later. her family is seeking an unspecified amount of money from the san francisco sheriff's department which provides security at hospital. the lawsuit also named the city-run hospital citing medical malpractice. israeli prime minister netanyahu will be in silicon valley this morning to meet with high-tech leaders and governor brown. the two will sign an agreement promoting trade and economic development. let's check your weather for the prime minister this morning with christine. >> chamber of commerce, for the first part of the day, then the

rain moves in, scott mcgrew. good morning to you. temperatures now, mostly in 50s. you don't need the jacket. 57 in san francisco, comfortable. 64 later on today. rain will arrive after 2:00 p.m. in the city by the bay. 72 in east bay. rain moves in after 3:00 p.m. we'll have to wait until after 4 p.m. in the south bay. we could accumulate a half inch here in san jose. i'll talk about that. coming up. here's mike. >> slower drive here. look at entire bay, first of all, get you your look. no matter where you are, typical for most spots around the bias far as wednesday fly. south bay, northbound 101, oakland road a crash in lanes for a period of time that caused backup. starting to move. there's oakland, slower drive developing north through oakland area. the b.a.r.t. trains back in service. muni stations back open northbound 880 not bad. southbound, three crashes caused all of the backup. back to you.

>> good news. we'll have another local news update in a half hour.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, tough love. >> you need to cut the [ bleep ]. >> why oprah winfrey is taking lindsay lohan to task, as we get a first look at their new series together. plus, running down a dream. meet the teen track sensation using her debilitating disease not as a crutch, but as an advantage, and setting records as she does it. and get on up! ♪ get up >> did you borrow any of his dance moves? because you're up here a little bit and he's down -- >> i used to. i've kind of dropped them now, just the bottom ones. >> willie goes behind the scenes with mick jagger on the rocker's new passion project, a no holds barred look at the godfather of

soul, life and career, james brown, only today, wednesday, march 5th, 2014. ♪ you know i love it when you get your shine on ♪ ♪ >> good morning, ohio! >> to our grandbabies in houston! >> hi to our family in connecticut! ♪ ♪ turn your party lights on, baby get your shine on ♪ >> celebrating our 25th anniversary every month this year in new york city! >> go "today"! whoo! >> all right, we're back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. we're with a great crowd out here. a little more seasonable weather than we've been experiencing here for a long time. temperatures are going into the 40s today or maybe, and it feels pretty good. >> break out the tank tops! >> meanwhile, how about this? willie's going to be talking to mick jagger in a little while, who is producing a movie about

james brown. do you guys like james brown? godfather of soul, hardest working man in show business. what's your favorite james brown song? >> oh, i don't know. >> "good foot." >> "i feel good." >> uh huh. >> "papa's got a brand new bag." >> "hot pants." >> just sitting down with mick jagger, i'm jealous. that's a good hang there. >> that story's coming up later. that's very cool. also coming up, a the world that's become very popular, the solo vacation, traveling alone. we're asking you to join in on the conversation. share your experiences if you've done the solo thing and we'll have tips. we'll share them on the air. go to the page or h#orangeroom. now the top headlines and natalie morales has more. good morning to you john kerry is meeting with russia's foreign minister in paris for talks on deescalating the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. is also trying to rally allied support for economic sanctions to punish russia for sending troops into ukraine's crimea region. meantime, russia said this morning that it would not order

what it called self-defense forces back to their bases until it sees the results of those face-to-face talks with the u.s. dozens of people were rescued this morning from a massive four-alarm apartment building fire in detroit. a number of desperate people tried to jump to safety. at least four have been taken to the hospital. detroit police had been at the building earlier this morning to investigate a criminal complaint. a motorcyclist who was left paralyzed in the lead-up to the violent attack on an suv driver last year is telling his side of the story. video of the final confrontation on a new york street went viral, led to charges against 11 people. biker edwin was brought down by that scene and says he was hit after checking on a fellow rider who was injured. the driver and suv driver were not charged with any crimes. a new jersey teen who is suing her parents for cash and school tuition won't be getting any for now. the judge refused a request at a

hearing on tuesday. 18-year-old rachel canning has been living with a friend's family because she says her own parents were abusive and kicked her out last fall. her mom and dad, a former police chief, deny any abuse and say the honors student ran away after getting in trouble at school, drinking and refusing to follow house rules. the case returns to court next month. a california teen has been cited for driving without a license because of a crash caught on camera. police say the 17-year-old was trying to park and get a cup of coffee on tuesday but hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. luckily, nobody was hurt as he plowed right into the 7-eleven store and came to rest against a rack of snacks there. well, chilly temperatures and cold rain made it a mardi gras to remember tuesday in new orleans. costumed revelers shared the streets with ponchos and umbrellas. the rain didn't keep families from coming out to enjoy the traditional parades. and business owners say the foul weather actually helped push many revelers off the streets and into their restaurants and

bars. still a good time had by all. 8:50 right now. let's go back outside to matt, savannah, carson and al. >> a hockey match just broke out here. al checking carson into the boards. >> into the boards, yeah. >> here you go. by the way, check out katy perry. among her talents, down undderu does the weather. >> 22 degrees with a morning shower or two for hogwart. [ laughter ] partly cloudy partly cloudy and 25 for adelaide. i know that one. partly cloudy for alice springs, sunny and 34 degrees! >> obviously, i've been doing it the wrong way! i should be doing it like this. hey, how are you? i think it worked a lot better when katy perry does it like that, you know? all right, let's check your weather, let's see what we've got going on. jet stream, a big area of high pressure dominating, and so we are going to have one more day of really cold air. but look at this, our 24-hour

temperature change. minneapolis is 5 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. cleveland at 25, lexington 44. and the good news is, we're going to see this trend continue right on into the weekend. by the time then that rolls around, we are going to see temperatures up into the 70s and 80s down into the south. rest of the day today, we are looking at icy conditions with some freezing fog down through the mid-mississippi river valley. a lot of wet weather in the pacific northwest, rain down to the southeast. and it's international women's day! >> yes, march 8th is international women's day, and my company supports the girl-up charity, sells donated designer clothes for 8:06 now. good morning, i'm christina loren. it is going to be overcast, drizzle, and fog for your morning drive. we'll hold off on the showers until later on this afternoon into the evening. they will first develop in the

north bay about 1:00 p.m. by this evening, the 5:00 or 7:00 hour, downpours coming through. if you can get out of the office early it might be a good idea. >> ay at this time, it was 18, look right now, 32 degrees. >> need to rethink the hat. i'm still getting one for 8:30. coming up next on "trending," what does he have to say for himself in the adele dazeem thing? >> and mick jagger on one of his big influences, the godfather of soul, james brown. >> and talent here in the studio, carson, vanessa williams and blair underwood on their new tv movie. but first, these messages. tthe will..., mobilizing to take on the world? you don't know "aarp." aarp and its foundation are taking on hunger with 29 million meals donated.

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check. but in a clip released just recently in the face of lindsay's tantrums and reckless behavior, oprah says she's finally had enough. >> it's good, good, good, good and then there's that thing in my head where it's like, time to sabotage. >> don't put words in my mouth. it's not what i signed up for. >> do you want me to scrap all of yesterday? >> this is exactly what everybody said was going to happen and i believed differently. i really do want you to win. i really do. if that isn't what you want, i'm okay with that. i will tell these guys to pack up and leave today. >> it's not i'm not ready to do that. i want to. >> you need to cut the bull [ bleep ]. you really do. >> tough love. >> well, lindsay calling the project the last shot of getting her life together. that documentary premieres this sunday on oprah's network own. >> oprah tells you to cut the beep, you better cut it. are you one of the people that tries to sneak oversized carry-ons on to the airlines, if you are, listen up.

united airlines hand been cracking down. new bag-sizing boxes at many airports. and they're instructing staffers to be on the lookout. rule breakers will be charged $25. to be clear, united isn't changing their policy, just reinforcing it after savannah's trip to sochi. >> the amount of luggage you brought on that plane. and united tells us the crackdown is meant to help travelers who follow the rules. critics say it's another way to gouge flyers. is this an acceptable carry-on bag or not acceptable? >> i think it's not acceptable. >> on a 757, it will fit. >> i'll say acceptable. and you find that it fits all your make-up, right? >> exactly. that is acceptable, by the way. and a lot of people -- >> can't get much bigger. >> a lot of people say if you can get it through the door of the carry-on, it's acceptable. but what if it's long, skinny and 5 feet longer and takes up the whole carry-on. >> a lot of people stuff it so much. >> a lot of them are like accordions now. >> yeah. >> just one of those folding.

>> exactly. but now they will start enforcing. if they have to gate check it, they will enforce it and check it. well, two georgia police officers are getting notice today for answering the call of diaper duty. they were responding to a shoplifting complaint just outside of atlanta, and seems the suspects left two infants in their car when the officers arrived on scene, they noticed the babies badly needed diaper changes. and being dads themselves, well, they sprang into action. >> my wife said that she's been changing diapers for five years and never got on the news about it. i changed one and i end up on the news. >> well, as a reward, the city council's awarding the pair special diaper bags. and one officer says he will carry it proudly. >> back to the whole idea that the shoplifters left -- >> left the children in the car. it's horrible. >> it's amazing people who say, oh, do you change diapers? i say, of course i do. people are still shocked that

fathers. >> that's right. you may as well leave your kids with wolves. >> i don't know what to do. oh, my god. >> even if wolf might change it once if you leave him long enough. well, people just can't get enough of the john travolta adele dazeem story when he flubbed idina menzel's name at the oscars. now we're hearing from both stars. in a statement travolta says he's been beating himself up over the gaffe. he added what would idina menzel say? she'd say let it go, let it go. >> you have to sing it. >> no, i don'tgo, let it go. >> you have to sing it. >> you might be right. a source says idina thought the whole thing was funny. she's being a good sport about it. >> she said she didn't hear it, right? because she was preparing for a song. >> ellen came out and said her

name like three times so people would know. >> fantastic. >> she's just enjoying her moment anyway. >> yeah. >> by the way, i watched "frozen" again last night with my kids. it's becoming every day. >> such a classic. >> you have to watch it. one other oscar note speaking of ellen. all of us who re-tweeted ellen's star-studded selfie, not only did you break twitter, but helped make a donation to charity. a samsung phone used to take the photo has been retweeted more than 3 million times. samsung saying it's going to donate $3 million to ellen's favorite charity. i don't know if you saw this, but there is a part of the photo we haven't seen. take a look. >> homer simpson tweeting that the ugly true story of the oscar selfie is actually finally now being told. >> and that is "what's trending today." to a remarkable athlete.

a young runner dominating the competition and setting records in the process despite her battle with a debilitating disease. >> reporter: 18-year-old kayla montgomery is a gifted athlete. >> this past cross-country season, i was undefeated by any other runner. >> you ready? >> yeah. >> reporter: she's one of the fastest distance runners in the country, so good, she trains with the faster boys team and gets no special treatment. >> box her in. >> reporter: but every time she finishes a race, kayla's legs give out and she collapses. >> i got ya. come on. >> reporter: it's her body reminding her she's not like other runners, she has multiple sclerosis. >> i don't feel anything at all. >> reporter: kayla can run long distances without feeling pain in her legs. some might say an advantage. but when she stops, he legs crumple underneath her and her

coach needs to catch her from keep her from falling. >> it kind of feels like i'm floating, nothing underneath me. >> three years ago when she was first diagnosed with m.s., she was one of the slowest runners on her team but she was determined to change that despite her illness. >> instead of letting it stop me from running, i've used it to motivate me to break records. >> reporter: her doctor says kayla's attitude is the key to her success, not her m.s. >> any benefit is to be gained by her disease, it's a mental edge not a physical edge. >> finding out she had m.s. was gut wrenching. >> reporter: kayla's mother and father like any parents were devastated at first. >> i was thinking about like all of the things that maybe she wouldn't get to do. >> reporter: kayla's determination and success turned them around. >> i don't know how much faster she can get. but at this point, i've quit doubting, and who knows. >> her coach marvels at her

progress. >> is she going to be an all-american olympian? i don't know, but i would never have thought she would improve eight minutes in four years either. >> i know my mobility's a gift right now, i guess i make every day i run as best i can. i don't waste that gift. >> well, no one knows really how kayla's m.s. will progress. but in a little over a week, she's heading here to compete in the national indoor track championships. we're wishing her a lot of luck. and she's been accepted into the fall class in tennessee. >> good for her. that's fantastic. >> she's an incredible girl. >> a lot of determination. yeah. if you were to create a list of the greatest front men in rock 'n' roll history, who would be at the front of the list? >> mick jagger. >> jagger, jagger, jagger. and not only strutting on stage, but when he's not, he's working on a passion project. you got a chance to sit down with him. >> i did. it's cool to see a star as big as mick jagger is be a huge fan of another artist. in this case, we're talking about james brown.

i recently visited mick on the set of the biopic he's producing on the godfather himself james brown. >> he was the hardest working man in show business, an on stage tornado of singing, dancing and sexual energy. so who better to bring james brown's life and legacy to the big screen than a kindred spirit? >> how far back do you go with james brown? do you remember when you first met the man? >> yeah, i think 1964 in new york. i went to see him during a show. he treated me like i was kind of just new on the block. which is what i was, of course. >> right. >> did you borrow any of his dance moves? you're here a little bit and he's down -- >> yeah. some other ones. but, used to do in the early '60s some of his moves. >> although jagger and brown were not close friends, the

rolling stones front man was an early fan. some time after brown's death in 2006, jagger helped to resurrect an abandoned hollywood plan to tell the godfather's story. he reached out to academy award winning producer brian graser. >> get this incoming call from outer space from literally the most famous and probably the most talented human being on the planet mick jagger. >> hello, brian. >> the clouds parted. >> yeah, and then the voice of mick jagger came through and said i've got the rights to the music, let's do a film. >> yeah. >> is that the way it happened? >> if brian says so, it must be so. >> they brought on director tate taylor, a lifelong james brown fan who directed the acclaimed film "the help." >> my goal -- and you can hear it here first, is i want you standing in front of your seat in the theater dancing.

>> the job to get those dancing in the theater falls to chadwick bosman. >> james brown is like a superhero. he can do anything, say anything. >> he takes on the ambitious role of james brown without any prior training in singing or dancing. >> you picked an actor in chadwick bosman who by all accounts so far is doing an incredible james brown. >> i just forget i'm directing a movie. >> you're mesmerized. >> i'm mesmerized by him. it's like that every single day. >> for him to achieve that is an achievement. >> tell me about this split. the james brown split is a little different from another split. you've got to nail it and come back up. >> yeah. >> have you perfected it? >> well, i haven't gotten stuck down there. let's put it that way. >> he told me he had to learn to not only jump into a split but

more importantly to get out of the split. >> out of the split. >> that's the real trick. a young mick jagger appears in the film just as the real thing leads the rolling stones back on the road once again. >> we're talking here about 20-year-old mick jagger. here we are 70-year-old mick jagger set to go back out on tour. >> i've been practicing doing my moves in the gym and everything. >> rolling stones are touring asia. right now they're in tokyo, tomorrow night if anyone wants to take a road trip. >> you paying for it? >> i'm not paying for it. as for the film "get on up," opens nationwide on august 1st. couple of things, mick jagger doesn't take anything lightly. he's not just stamping his name on this. he's in every meeting, he's on every phone call. he's really involved in this. because he's a fan of james brown. other thing, this young actor chadwick bosman is going to blow people away. the whole movie is contingent on this one guy.

he learned the moves, the voice, he's doing a great james brown. >> incredible career. to play jackie robinson and now james brown. my gosh. he's all set. >> remember that time you and mick jagger were just hanging out. are you dying of happiness? >> i had to give him some of my moves. >> the up top versus the down low. >> give him the other one. >> he's got

good morning to you, 8:26 right now i'm peggy bunker. a big headache this morning when three b.a.r.t. stations were closed this morning after a train hit and killed a man last night. they had to wait for daylight to finish collecting the evidence. the stations were closed until just about an hour ago. that really caused a lot of problems there. mike inouye is here with the morning commute. is it still tough? is. >> it is showing a ripple effect. people got up and heard about it and didn't update. we have a different flow. we're seeing heavier volume here, but the bridge is moving more smoothly now. it's been about a half hour to

45 minutes since all of the sagss opened back up. we're looking at slowing for the south bay, and west 237 really jamming up. that's the worst for the south bay. southbound 880 had a big jam after three crashes but the bridges have cleared and so has the commute between the two. people were avoiding the fremont to hayward line. back to you. >> thank, mike. another local news update for you in half an hour.

♪ 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it is the 5th of march, 2014. pretty day up here on rockefeller plaza. we say hello to our crowd. we want to remind everybody, if you want to come visit us here, we hope you do. go to visit.today.com and find out how you can rsvp if you want. and it's designed to experience. >> you talk about the experience. coming up, we have a very special surprise for some lucky guest out on our plaza.

>> wanting to create a solution to our problem in nation's schools. how do you identify kids most at risk for bullying? >> that's right. and we have not one, not two, but three amazing actors. vanessa williams and blair underwood. they're going to fill us in on their trip. >> and a hot trend in travel among women. and that is going solo. it's become so popular and what you need to consider before booking a trip. >> all right. but first, al, let's get a check of this ever increasing in temperature weather. >> yes. indeed. in fact, come on over this way. i want to introduce you to a nice thing going on. pro charity hockey game. what's happening? >> well, my older sister died in july and now my dad organized the hockey game to help raise money for the doctors that helped our sister. >> that's fantastic. they want to -- if they want more information, where do they go?

all right, guys, thanks so much. there it is. okay. very nice, guys. have a great time at the game tonight. >> thank you. >> okay. let's check your weather. show you what we've got going on. for today, wet weather down through the southeast. we're also looking at heavy rain and wind in the pacific northwest with mountain snows. gorgeous day as you get up into the northern plains. temperatures starting to moderate, 82 in phoenix today. tomorrow, more wet weather in the southeast, heavier rain, thunderstorms, in fact, severe weather, the rain area expands in the pacific northwest into central florida, nevada, look for mountain snows out there. sunny and cold here in the northeast. last really cold day, then temperatures do st 8:32. good wednesday morning to you taking a live look across the bay area. all of the microclimates showing you the same cloudy sky excement for the south bay. we'll wait the longest here in

san jose. they should move in by about 4:00 p.m. in the east bay and san francisco and the north bay, around 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. they're going to start up and stick with us all night long and get a break as we head into your thursday. for today, give yourself extra time heading out that front door. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you very much. and a severe problem in schools, bullying, and one teacher's idea to prevent it and it's attracting attention nationwide. >> reporter: she couldn't wait to write about it. the secret her son's fifth grade teacher revealed to her. >> i stopped and said, what? that's brilliant. >> reporter: the teacher had come up with a way to gather clues about which students might be at risk, lonely or bullied. and it was so simple. >> i simply hand out an index card to each child. and on the back of your cards, make sure you list someone that you know you want to get to know.

>> every two weeks, she asked the students to nominate by secret ballot an exceptional classmate and who they'd like to work with on the next team assignment. >> when i came up with the idea of simply distributing the cards, it really was to find out which children were belonging and which children were not. >> over 15 years, pitt has learned the names that show up the least are the ones that a teacher need to monitor the most. >> identifying kids who might be feeling left out. that's what kathy pitt is doing with that simple piece of paper. and it couldenn't be more important than the math she's studying. she wrote about it on her blog. in four days it was shared 4 million times. >> she told me that she has been doing this every friday since columbine because that was the day she realized that kids have to be seen, all of them, and they can fall through the cracks. and if they aren't seen, they'll find a way to be seen. >> four times four --

>> the idea is already paying off in the classroom. >> now, i have gotten to know them so much better. >> we're starting to become a real team. >> the story isn't just about teachers and kids. this story is about the beauty that happens when we go through our day and notice people who might not get noticed. >> and about a teacher with a lesson for everyone about inclusion and kindness. >> i hope it's the message they're getting. i care about you. i want you to care about each other. >> nbc news, naples, florida. >> we should mention the author "carry on warrior." good idea from that teacher. up next, three stars for the price of one. sicily tyson, blair underwood, vanessa williams on their tv version of the broadway hit "the trip to bountiful." but first this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ back now at 8:37. the tony nominated play "the trip to bountiful" heading to the small screen as a movie on lifetime. the story of a spirited woman determined to go home again starring blair underwood. not as the spirited woman. and as you can expect, in a strong-willed household, sparks can fly. >> i can't stand people snooping in my dresser drawers! >> all right, then, next time do it yourself. >> pick that up, please. >> pick it up yourself. i have no intention of picking it up. >> you pick that up! >> i won't. >> i will! >> you're acting like children. it's 1:30 in the morning. >> it's like my house. vanessa, good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> this play critically acclaimed on broadway. your roles critically acclaimed on broadway.

you took home a tony award for this. did you have any fear, sicily, of taking this to the next step? >> i had no idea it was even being thought about. i had no idea. when it was brought to me, i thought, that's not possible. how are you going to do that? how are you going to go from the broad, loud projection to a little intimate piece. which is the difference between the two makings. i mean, i didn't think it was possible. and i said that. so it was very difficult for me. >> these characters are fascinating. vanessa, my friends would say of your character -- >> uh-oh. >> she could be a long day. >> well put. >> she's a little tough, isn't she? >> well, she's the daughter-in-law of mother watts and the wife.

and there's a lot of tension because they've been married for 20 years and lived in a two-room apartment for 20 years with their mother-in-law. so there's boundary issues. there's control issues because they both love this man right here. so she loves her husband and mother watts loves her son. and it's tough. >> you're tough on her. you're tough on him. come on, stick up for yourself. >> a long day. i'm stealing that. i like that. >> you know, he is. he can be a bit put upon, and she can be very demanding. but you know what's interesting about this. i didn't know if he was supposed to be cowardly in the beginning or weak. and the thing is, what really is happening if you look at the words, he alludes to the fact that he's had a breakdown. a state of depression. puts a whole other spin on it. >> michelle obama held a screening of this movie not long ago and said she was blown away by the story of persistence and hopes and the ties that bind us all together. it's a story that makes us think back to the house we grew up in.

the things our moms and dads and grandparents used to say to us. which gets me to ask you guys. what were the things that your moms and dads and grandparents said to you that set you on the right course? sicily, let me start with you. do you remember anything in particular? >> well, i had a mother who was basically very religious. and so, everything that was based on was based on the tenre. >> i would say both of my parents had different bountifuls, meaning what they longed for. my dad grew up in a loving home in long island, big family, passed down for years, born in the same house that he grew up in, my mother came from buffalo, urban city and she did not want buffalo to be her bountiful. her bountiful was what she made with my dad as their family. so it's interesting as a character for me to approach what jessie may's bountiful is,

which is houston, compared to mother watts is, which is going back to the home she wanted to. >> did your parents ever say something to you that stuck? that put you on the right path? >> well, we came from a home of great faith. but think about what my grandmother said, which children are to be seen not heard. which is appropriate for luti. >> there's a great scene in this where you're at the bus stop and headed home. you meet a little girl and you sing a hymn. do you have a favorite hymn? >> it was my mother, she sang it all the time. and so, i mean, every time i think of something or find myself in a state where i need to have something to lean on, it comes into my head. >> you all have beautiful voices. will you take us out with a little piece of that hymn. one of your shoes says, yes, and one of them says no. >> i was waiting for the

question that i would say no to. >> will you take us out with a little piece? >> vanessa. ♪ this is my story this is my song ♪ ♪ my savior all day long ♪ ♪ this is my story this is my song ♪ ♪ and i praise to my savior all the day long ♪ >> thank god for your right foot. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> premieres this saturday 8:00/7:00 central time on lifetime. up next, one of the hottest

trends in travel, hitting the road alone. >> thank you so much. >> nice job.

♪ we are back at 8:46 with today's travel. and this morning, going solo, whether you're single or want some time alone, hitting the road by yourself can be a rewarding and liberating experience, too. and it's something that more women are doing than men. a travel expert and agent knows all about traveling solo. >> good morning, savannah. >> let's get the misconceptions out of the way. i think people think, okay, that sounds a little lonely. >> yep. >> maybe a little dangerous. and ironically, if you look into it, sometimes single travel costs more than going with a friend. >> because of the dreaded single supplement fee. however, all those reasons shouldn't stop somebody going somewhere they want to see. just because they don't have someone to go with. and all of those misdemeanors, the fact it's dangerous, the

fact you're going to be lonely and it's going to be expensive. all avoidable. >> yeah. we can address those. more women than men are doing this. does that surprise you? >> it doesn't because women are doing the purchasing with travel. and over the past six years, over 230% of women only travel companies have popped up and they're marketing directly to these women who are they're earning more money, not getting married until later, when the boomers feel like they want a right of passage, they're traveling. >> let's see some of your tips. we've got them here. you address one of the issues. prearrange transportation. >> i really like this idea. also, your accommodation. because of the fact you can leave your itinerary to someone that loves you and cares about you at home so they know how to contact you. but when you're landing in a place, easier, no hassle, get to where you need to go. >> and arrive during daylight. that makes sense, respect local culture. >> right. because some things are as simple as hand gestures, like okay sign could be really offensive in a country you're visiting. know the attire.

dress more conservatively. and the laws. not that you're going to spit, but in singapore, you could land yourself in jail. >> make friends at the hotel. do you mean people staying at the hotel or the concierge? >> i mean it could be a guest, it could be concierge or front desk. but this is so if you're traveling alone and it just gives someone who is there an idea that you're maybe going. so say you go out for the day and you want to do a tour, tell somebody at the hotel even if you don't know them that way, a concierge and say i'm not going to be back until 8:00. and if you're not -- >> keep an eye out for you. earlier we asked our viewers if they had any tips about flying solo on vacation. what are we hearing? >> well, one of them wrote in, download a good book or new favorite app and never be afraid to talk to someone new. thanks for that. another good one from heather. f fannie pack, you can't beat having your valuables on your body when you can see them at all times.

one might argue that a purse does the same thing, but up to you. nick allen writes my advice, use a tour company. and keep those tips coming to orange room. >> well, your on to something with the travel tour group. let's go through some of the deals you have here. what is this? be live -- >> it's in the dominican republic. fastest growing destination in the caribbean at the moment. it's a big resort. 820 rooms, tons for single travelers to do. and $119 a night, all inclusive. food, meals, drinks, got to love that. >> highlights of italy. >> it's a great trip. rome, florence, venice, and it's affordable. $873 single share, this company that does these tours, specializes in the solo travel and they will partner with you. >> if you're feeling active, the inca trail. great for hiking, seeing great sights. >> amazing to go see. i picked this one because it's

$1,149 for a single share, only $149 if you want to upgrade to your own room. >> four-day caribbean cruise. >> this is great for people without that many vacation days and if they've never cruised before and want to do it as a trial. this is really affordable. $63 a day. $249 all in. >> and last but not least, a seven-day caribbean cruise. >> great itinerary on a big, huge ship, there's 18 restaurants and cruise lines are really catering to solo travelers. the first day they'll call you up and say, come to the -- all right, claire, great idea, thanks for the tips, appreciate it. and coming up next, hoda out on the plaza with a special surprise for members of our crowd. but first this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back now, 8:52 with today's backstage pass. we've got hoda and carson out on the plaza. what's going on? >> okay. they want to see all the behind the scenes stuff. they want to see the make-up room, kathie lee's wine cellar. there's a lot of things they want to see. we thought it'd be a cool idea to give the viewers a backstage pass. >> we know why you're here. we have a bunch of these. some people want to see the orange room. >> yeah. >> who should we pick?

>> who do you have? >> somebody wants to see your purse. >> no. i think i found the winner. somebody wants to know where they keep the booze. which is anne connolly? come on in. >> come on. >> where is joan? >> come on in. >> anne and joan. give me your hand. >> come here. this one's for you. >> give me that arm. >> don't worry about that. >> come on, girl. >> through here. that's your all-access pass. i got your phone. let's go. >> we're going to take you to a place, you guys, that very few people go. come on, baby. be careful. >> your backstage pass starts right here, we're entering rockefeller plaza. notice the beautiful paintings. painted in 1946. it's called the history of transportation. >> are you making that up? >> no, i am not. no, i am not. >> by the way --

>> i know. >> this is an area that few people get to see. we are taking you into the heartbeat of the "today" show. >> nice and warm in here, too. >> come on, carson. >> they've got the all-access pass here. >> we're taking you to our massive wine cellar. >> okay. >> are you ready? okay. all right. carson -- >> are you going to take him in there? >> i don't think we're allowed. >> this will be fun, though. >> you sure? >> this is a control room. >> come on, this is where it all happened. >> where it's supposed to be. >> don't tell anybody you're here. >> here's our friends, everybody. >> look who's here. anne and joan are here. >> show a couple key elements. there's rob, our director. >> watch, he's the one that calls the cameras. call the cameras. >> control the world from right here. >> there you are, wave, ladies. >> hi! >> how about the guys with the buttons? >> and over here our technical

director. very important job. >> so far. fabulous. >> who's with the curly hair right here? >> turn the other way. >> rob, can i push a button? >> yeah, you want to say hi to matt and savannah? push that button. >> which one? >> push that button right there. >> no, not that button! oh, no! >> no, it's okay. >> i'm having a heart attack. you did all right. i think is it time to throw it back to those guys? >> yes, it is. >> let's give them their all-access passes, ladies. >> what did you think? >> erica, hand it over. >> that's not yours anymore. >> you want to throw it back to matt and savannah? go ahead and throw it back. >> here's to you, matt and savannah. >> here's to you, too. hope you had fun. >> it's not that unusual to have alcohol in that control room. >> right. >> that's how you survive down

there. that looks fun. if you're planning to visit, use the hash tag today plaza. >> what do you have coming up at 9:00? >> oh, my goodness. >> come on. come on. >> the teenager suing her parents, talk more about that. and bethany good morning, everyone. 8:56, i'm scott mcgrew. the 25,000 shimmering lights on the western span of the bay bridge could be sticking around a lot longer than expected. today organizers will announce a plan to raise $12 million in donations to keep them shining until 2026. speaking of shining lights,

let's check in with christina. >> thank you, i love those bay bridge lights. you want your umbrella with you today. showers on the way that will hold off until about 2:00 p.m. for most of the bay area. and we'll get the rain showers right here in the south bay as we head throw about 4:00 p.m. hope you have a fantastic day. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek.

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one to use now and one for later. from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, it's march 5th, 2014. great crowd outside on our plaza. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall. before we get into our topics, we're going to pull back the curtain a little bit. a production meeting, right? a few minutes ago. >> talking about what we're going to do. >> and sometimes out on the plaza when it's cold, we get -- >> where did you take those from? >> i had them down here. these are hand warmers, we give them out to people on the plaza. if it's cold out there, sometimes we use them, as well. >> we use them every day. don't say sometimes. >> so we're standing there discussing the news of the day

and all of a sudden from natalie, i don't know where it came from, on the floor. >> it dropped. i gave birth to a hand warmer. >> chicken dropping an egg. >> do i dare ask where you were stowing the hand warmer? >> well, i have another one. >> wow. this is like -- >> no, it's not like that. >> keep it close to my heart, keep me warm. >> it made the trip all the way down? >> he's not willing to say. >> she's standing there and she goes -- i mean, it was -- >> it's cold outside. >> yeah. >> close to your heart. >> that's what they say. >> it's by your heart. much better than what i thought. >> this isn't "hangover," the movie. >> you want to get off this topic? >> yeah. >> all right. this is a story out of new jersey that's got a lot of people talking this morning.

an ugly family dispute played out in a courtroom in new jersey. 18-year-old rachel canning is suing her parents sean and elizabeth for money she says they won't give her to finish high school and go to college. her daughter, an honor roll student, athlete, left their home last fall. the parents deny all that, said there was no abuse, they were just laying down the law for a teen who had been suspended from school, drinking, dating a boy they didn't like. rachel's lawyer argued she needed emergency financial assistance while this case proceeded. the judge saying, quote, do we want to establish a precedent where parents live in constant fear of establishing basic rules of the house? if they institute a rule that junior doesn't like, junior can move out. he can move in with another family, sue for child support, attorneys fees, car, cell phone and a few hundred grand in college. rachel is now living with a family friend, which is another interesting element to this because of the parents, the family friend are the ones kind of behind this.

they hired the lawyer for her so she can sue her own parents for all this money. >> that's very odd, number one. the family friends, you would think if this allegation of abuse is true, you'd instantly call 911, don't say, call an attorney and sue your parents. you take her home or call authorities. >> unless the father is the police chief. >> well, former police chief. nevertheless, you still have to call police and believe they'll do the right thing. i get maybe paying for her high school. she's in high school. but college is insane. >> but by the way, she can go to a public high school. if you've left the home, you're out, you're out. it mean, she's basically without legally declaring herself an emancipated minor. >> this is like an emancipation. that's what she's trying -- >> can't have your toast and eat it, too. >> she doesn't want to be fully emancipated. >> wants them to pay for her lifesty lifestyle. >> well, maybe we get it. dads not liking a boy we dated. i had that happen. my dad made me walk a block to

get into the car. he said the guy couldn't come to our driveway. and we live in the country. >> you had to walk a country mile. >> well, i dumped him because he wasn't worth the miles. >> your feet were getting tired. >> those heels were hurting me. but this is a sad story overall it's come to this. the judge says they should go to counseling. >> i think the judge seems he's being very reasonable in this whole thing. understands you don't want to set this precedent here. >> it's a slippery slope. >> for teens across america who all of a sudden don't like the way their parents are parenting to then take action. >> i want to hear from the neighbors the friends of the family, what are they thinking? >> we have no idea what was happening. >> right. >> don't know the parents, don't know the young lady. if she was in a situation where she felt like she needed to leave the house for her own safety, whatever it was, that is a valid reason. but we don't know. >> and we haven't heard anything like that. in fact, leila just took me to court for her sweet sixteen party. she's not happy with what i planned.

>> you've got to do a super sweet sixteen like mtv, i'll help you. please. >> no. not happening. >> it'll be the dream of my life. >> we'll keep it really -- please -- >> not happening. unless she's going to move in with you and -- >> leila, i tried, girl. >> not happening. >> let's move on to a really sweet story. i absolutely love this story. and you're going to -- it's the most heartwarming thing i've heard all day. an 8-year-old from michigan has paid for his class mates, their overdue lunch accounts. and this has sparked nationwide donations. two weeks ago, third grader kalin came home, he was upset because at his elementary school, he realized some of the kids there couldn't buy their hot meals. couldn't have lunch because they had negative lunch account balances. so what he decided was he raised $64 and was able to help 150 of his class mates to pay off those fees. that has since sparked a national effort, a widespread

effort, local media's been reporting what he did and campaign on the website fundraiser led to hundreds of people pitching in. and get this, they've been able to donate $14,000. >> caden. >> incredible. and such a national problem. we've heard these stories where kids aren't able to buy lunch. and obviously, kids who aren't fed at school or who don't have the means can't get a good education. you can't learn. >> 1 in 4 children in this country go to bed hungry. which is a shame. >> you're talking about parental conflict, obviously, he was raised by good parents to be willing to do that. >> setting a great example. >> and speaking of kids and parents. okay. this is adorable. amazing. a local station in nebraska put up a photo. before we put the photo up, let me set it up, 1.5 million kids for this particular photo. in the photo, there's a baby girl waiting at the airport to meet her dad for the first time. she's in her stroller and

there's a sign. let's show the sign and what it says. hey, i just met you and this is crazy but my name is harper and i'm your baby. and the dad walked in to this. he's an army specialist. her name is harper, 9 months old, he'd never laid eyes on that beautiful creature and that was his first time. she's rocking the bow, rocking the pink sign. and can you imagine what his expression was when that's what he's reading. >> nine months in afghanistan. those military reunions get me ever single time. if there was a channel of military reunions, i'd watch it all day. >> how many babies born that don't get a chance to see their parents until they come home? >> this one's even more special. and great job by the baby's mother. >> and we're going to celebrate this. >> nicely done, the graphically -- >> harper, very talented, surprising at 9 months. >> amazing. >> i can't wait until she comes to the plaza and makes up a sign.

it's going to be fantastic. >> all right. okay. so i like to think i'm pretty good at doing weather. however, we have found somebody even better. ladies and gentlemen, katy perry in sydney tuesday, appearing on our counterpart in australia. the morning show is called "sunrise." she did the weather, a little trouble with the pronunciation of aussie cities. >> a few showers for carns. showers clearing for brisbane. >> it's down. >> late shower and 27 for sydney which is right there. i think we're going in a pattern here. 25 with a shower or two and a possible storm for canaberra. morning showers in melbourne and possible showers and 23, that's really cold, y'all. morning shower or two for

hogwarts. >> hogwarts. >> adelade, i know that one, and 33 for perth! >> she got her confidence at the end. >> i think you should do that with your back to the -- >> back it up. back it up. okay. take a look. also took a look at her waxed figure from madame tussaud. >> what do you think of this? >> well, her boobs are much bigger. >> something else, i'll tell you what. >> this is -- we're not the same looking. she's very strange, but i like her. i think we'll be friends. >> wow. that's a little disturbing. >> identical. >> there you have it. katy perry doing weather. any time you're in the area, come on down. love to have you join us. >> back it on up. >> back it up. here you go.

so we're still seeing some snow in chicago, let's show you what we've got going on right now. there it is. as you take a look, got some snow this morning, heavy snow, and then we've got cloudy and cold weather. and then we're also looking -- yeah, basically 1 to 2 inches of snow from ft. wayne, chicago, davenport, or as katy would call it kankakee. then more rain down south. some going to be heavy at times, as you look down, orlando, we're going to look at more showers, that rain is going to get down there by 6:00 in tevhe evening. anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain from jacksonville to tampa over the next 24 hours. never had a toss quite like that, al. good morning to you. temperatures right no in the 50s and we're going towards the 60s

and 70s. we'll hit 71 in san jose. mostly cloudy conditions for most of the day. those clouds will get thicker this afternoon. showers will start to develop in the north bay and this is what we're expecting for your evening commute as a heavier and steadier rainfall moves into the area. al, thanks a lot. why some parents may be putting their infants at risk by using those sound machines to get them to sleep. a look at the big headlines in health after this. mommy's got a surprise for you. [ rattling ] wanna see what's in it? yeah! whoagasp! whoagasp! whoagasp! you wanna make these? you put it in here? yeah, put it in there. ok, just press. i'm gonna give you some m&m's® to put in there. ok! ready? and then you wanna take this... ...put it together. shake it. [ giggles ] are you making them for the easter bunny? no, you. ahhhhh. [ female announcer ] this easter...

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university medical center. good to see you both. >> good morning. >> let's start with this first one. kind of alarming. researcher is testing the noise level of those infant sound machines that folks, parents use to put their babies to sleep. what do they find? >> big stuff for moms and dads, right? before this study came out, there was a study. a couple studies show that background noise, white noise throughout the night is bad for babies. all this stuff about keeping noise on throughout the night might be decreasing the quality and quantity of their sleep. but kudos to the researchers who said maybe this isn't too loud at all. they took 14 products and tested them. every single one when put next to the crib is too loud. remember, the kids' ears a little bit different than ours. they can't be exposed to noises like we can. it's actually unsafe. >> and just to be clear. they didn't find they actually caused damage to the ears, but it could probably cause damage. >> absolutely. >> i think we have to keep in mind, babies are not just small adults. they are developing and we have to -- sometimes when we're trying to do something that we

think is a good thing, we have to be cautious because there could be an inadvertent consequence. >> you do have one of those sound machines, keep it further away. >> keep it further away. and also, these were tested at maximum volume. >> absolutely. >> shut it off when the kid falls asleep. doesn't have to be on all night. >> this one is your field of expertise, i guess, a study found that rage often proceeds a heart attack and may be the trigger to a heart attack. >> yeah. that's right. this study found that the greater the number of anger outbursts in a month, the greater the risk of a heart attack or dying of heart disease. and this is a good lesson for all of us. anger management's important. but i think, you know, we look at a lot of risk factors for heart disease, depression. maybe we should be screening for anger. and i think it's important message for all of us when we do get angry, we want to replace that with something that's more positive. maybe compassion. to get cut off while you're

driving, think of that person maybe having a rough day. what you do when you get angry is hurting yourself. >> is this hold true for both men and women at the same rate? >> it holds true for both. when you're looking at the people screaming and yelling, go, that guy's going to have a heart attack. >> anger increases your blood pressure, your heart rate, inflammation, it triggers a heart attack. we want to try to prevent. >> medications aren't going to solve this, beta blockers, shows it doesn't help the situation. we have to look at things like meditation and yoga. >> take a time-out. >> yeah. absolutely. >> an important study looked at what's called cell free dna test for pregnant women. this is probably one huge advantage. >> biggest advance in my entire career, in the last several decades, this is huge. we do this in my practice already. so there are about 250,000 invasive genetic tests, where

you put a bigger needle and take a piece of placenta out to make sure the baby has the right number of chromosomes. turns out a mom early in the pregnancy has minute amounts of the dna of the baby floating around, and able to capture that dna, the cell-free dna floating around and make sure there's the right nr of chromosomes. doesn't look at everything right now, but looks at the most common abnormalties that typically cause abnormalties in babies. going to reduce the number of invasive tests on moms. >> and also false positives. i've had so many friends where they have a lot of false positives. and this test is a little more accurate than that. >> so it's 100% sensitive, looks like. misses probably close to no problems. and if it catches a problem, it's probably about 50/50 whether it's a real problem versus the other tests if it was a quote, unquote problem, maybe 5% chance it was a real issue. really decrease the false positives. >> still cost prohibitive, though. but i think like most new technologies over time.

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the overuse of antibiotics in u.s. hospitals is putting patients at risk. according to a new government study, doctors in some hospitals provide three times as many antibiotics for patients as physicians in other facilities. overprescribing antibiotics is making some drugs less effective because super bugs resistant to them are developing so fast. the practice can also make patients vulnerable to other types of infections. gm is apologizing this morning for the recent recall of nearly 1.4 million vehicles involving air bags that don't deploy due to faulty ignition switches. the automaker is aware of 31 crashes and 13 deaths. reports show gm engineers have known about the issue since 2004 but kept using the same ignition switches until at least late 2006. in a letter to the employees, ceo mary berra says she's personally leading an internal review. united airlines cracking down on oversize carry-on bags. workers are sending passengers whose bags exceed the dimensions

of a new bag sizer back to the ticket counter will it will be checked for a $25 fee. united says it wants to speed up the boarding process, but some travelers say the airline is simply trying to collect more fees. and changes to the s.a.t. college entrance exam being unveiled today. the college board has hinted that it wanted to make the test less coachable. also expected to address criticism that students aren't required to fact check in the essay portion of the exam. the changes will be rolled out in 2016. and take a look at this. this is a hockey official earning every penny of his paycheck on tuesday night during this avalanche/blackhawks game. there's the ref in this middle, took it on the cheek. the punches are thrown and there he goes actually caught the ref in the face. and as you saw, fell to the ice but got right back up and put an end to that fight and believe it or not no penalties handed out for that either. well, coming up, when in

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boys. facebook is offering to pay for a police officer. they are willing to pay more than half a million that will be in the bayhaven area. they will develop response plans for catastrophic emergencies. a quick break here and we'll be back with weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back. full screen, you guys. west 80 was stopped for the last three minutes. they moved that bus at the center divide. now the lanes are back open. all of those folks there were penned up. still a slow drive from richmond to berkeley. and that is a tough drive still. that makes the derekly conservative easier. a booth of traffic to that bay bridge toll plaza. looking good on wednesday.

the bart closures started to clear up around the bay. still a little sticky there, christina. >> sticky. feeling like florida. rain in the forecast, hitting the 70s, and no one complains about the rain in a drought. the rain will continue friday and saturday we get a break and then we bring it back on in sunday into monday, peggy back to you. >> thank you, we'll have another local news update for you in half and hour.

♪ welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, march 5th, 2014. were you guys fans back in the day of a lunchable? >> as a kid. >> my dad was too cheap. he would not allow us to have lunchables. actually, i don't think they invented them. >> back in your day. >> this new thing called ritz crackers. >> yeah, a little cheese wiz. >> i survived on lunchables in college. well, now, oscar mayer's beginning to sell meal packs. we're going to call them adult lunchables. called portable protein packs, $1.79, get meat, cheese and nuts, turkey, chicken ham,

paired with cheddar, kolby jack. 75% of adults want to add more protein to the diet and the p3 pack is a good way to do that. >> i think it's a good idea. you can throw it in your handbag. get desperate, share with your kids, whatever you're doing. >> starbucks sells their cheese and fruits and all that. that's going to cost you more. this is $1.79, i believe to start. so it's a good entry point. >> listen, on the airplane, they sell this for $6 or $7, you could bring your own. >> just had a chicken sandwich. >> you're done. >> protein pack. >> perfect snack. >> i'll go check the weather, see what's going on. basically -- john, would you like one? anyway, jet stream coming in, and it is bringing in a lot of moisture from the hawaiian islands. kind of a modified pineapple express bringing that moisture into the pacific northwest. and some of it is going to be pretty heavy at times. in fact, we're talking about

seattle to portland, medford, into central california, 2 to 4 inches of rain. we are talking a lot of rain over the next 24 hours. and it's going to be windy, as well. high surf advisory in southern california. icy conditions in the southeast today, more rain from central florida into the southeast and freezing fog into the mid mississipp mississippi river vall hey, thanks. we have such a good looking day shaping up. as far as our temperatures go, you don't need the heater at all. what you do need is that umbrella. showers are moving in as of this afternoon. we're expecting our first showers in the north bay. they will go from north to south. 2:00 p.m. in the south bay. you'll have to wait until about 3:00 and then showers arrive here in san jose. showers come in about 4:00 p.m. and they will continue through the evening commute. >> that's your latest weather.

guys? >> all right, al, thanks a lot. now to two inspirational young women. bethany hamilton survived a shark attack in 2003. >> and both are featured in new documentary called "the current" which shares the stories of incredible athletes with disabilities and the freedom they found in the water. >> in the moment, like, seems hectic and just insane this is happening to me. >> i walked in perfectly fine, and i just never walked out. >> wow, well, as many of us know, bethany continues to ride the waves professionally and mallory made a comeback winning the 2012 paralympic gold medal in swimming. you've got your hardware. bring it. show it. >> this is the lovely gold medal. would you like to hold it? >> i'm so honored. >> we won't wear it because it

belongs to you. it's incredible, you know, mallory, it's been six years for you, bethany, ten years. since your accident, how have you found the courage to keep going, bethany? >> you know, it's been an incredible journey since then. and life has taken so many beautiful turns and challenging turns since losing my arm. but i'm just thankful for my faith in jesus christ which has carried me through everything. and just being able to go out in america and the entire world and make a difference in people's lives, too, what i've been through. >> mallory, six years for you. >> yeah. i just actually had it about a month ago. it's been six years and in the past six years, the journey has been absolutely unbelievable for the ups and downs and everything. but at the end of the day for me, it's -- i have a quota tooed on my rib cage and it says you're the best and you can change the world. for me, that's what it's all about.

finding a way to inspire through, you know, everything that it is we're doing and showing there's no barriers too big. >> wow. >> bethany, this happened for you at a young age, just a teenager out on the surf doing what you love to do. where did you find the guts and the courage at that age to say, you know what, i'm getting right back on my board, which you did how long after the incident? it wasn't long. >> i started surfing less than a month later. i went out the day before thanksgiving and lost my arm on halloween. but yeah, one thing about "current," the documentary that excited me to be a part of this was my passion for the ocean. and i believe that the gift god's given us to go and heal. going out surfing was the best -- one of the best decisions i made was just like getting back on the horse and overcoming my fears. and ultimately i was pretty determined. >> and mallory, i think you said the same thing. the fear you won't be able to do it again but you face that fear

and you do it. >> yeah. you know, when i was first paralyzed, i was told, obviously, all the things i would never do again. you can't walk, all these things that you may not have in life. and that was really tough. and so this past year and just through the documentary and working with make a hero and producing "the current" has been amazing. because it's all about showcasing amazing abilities. we all have disabilities, we have other disabilities too, and it can be spiritual, financial, family. and the current really does a good job of just showing what is possible when we choose to have a positive attitude. and we choose to face our challenges, and just enjoy life. >> bethany, what's the message from your experience for people watching who may have a disability, who may be wondering if they can get back up on whatever their surf board in life is. what do you say to them? >> i say, just especially just to be thankful for what you do have in life and for the

abilities you do have and the people around you that are loving you and supporting you and just to, i don't know, go for it. and i could think on my past and if i had never chose to try surfing again and my life would have been so different and i'm so thankful that i went for it. and i think all of us have that passion in us for different things. it may not be surfing, but whatever your passion is to just go for it. >> well, we're thankful for both of your voices and your passion. it's infectious. we meet a lot of people all day long, you meet some people and you want to hang on to what they said and we are hanging on to it. let's tweet about it and watch it together wednesday, march 12th. >> and i think we better give this back to you. >> oh, yes. there you go, beautiful. >> don't want to mess around with that. ladies, thanks so much, good to see you. coming up next, from storage to spoilage. food safety tips right after this. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes?

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well, have you ever pulled meat or cheese out of the fridge and thought that doesn't look so great? >> well, each year 1 in 6 americans get sick from contaminated food. and if you've ever had it happen, you don't want that to happen again. follow a few good safety habits. our good friend, host of food network cut throat kitchen is here to help us along. all right, sir. >> all right. >> you say three things you want

to make sure. >> we all have the senses necessary to know when food has gone bad. smell it. if it smells bad, odds are you shouldn't eat it. touch it, if it feels slimy, don't eat it. if it's got splotches of green on it, don't eat that. >> why do we have the thing where we go, try this. >> yeah. >> why do we want to share it? we want confirmation. i'm not going to -- now i'm not going to poison you. >> we're going to start with the refrigerator here. >> absolutely. incredibly important. keeping things cold, down below 40 degrees fahrenheit is the best way to stop bacteria. i don't trust any refrigerator on earth, which is why i have a thermometer. keep it in the top, the warmest part of the refrigerator, keep it under 38 degrees. just because the refridge egero says it's cold, don't trust it. other things, make sure you've stacked it so you're keeping foods that could be dangerous away from others. >> okay. >> you like to keep meat all the way -- >> all the way in the bottom.

there's a couple of reasons for that. number one, you're containing it so that if anything drips, it's not going to drip on the foods you can eat raw. the other thing, it's colder in the bottom, the colder, it's going to be viable longer. >> you have that and all that. >> i don't mind doing that. i don't mind mixing that. those are all things. >> you say you have to be careful with refrigerated meat because that could mask some of the smell issues? >> here's the thing. like i was saying about smelling, if you're going to unwrap meat and smell it right away, sometimes it'll smell funky even though it's okay. i unwrap, leave it in for half an hour. if i'm suspicious. >> above the meat, what do we do? >> above the meat, everything that could be considered. by the way, meat and eggs, technically we should keep our eggs down here, as well. >> i've been keeping it in the door. >> things that are read to eat or vegetables, things you're not going to have to worry that much about food borne illness. and here's a thing i do, i leave vegetables in the bags i shop

them in because of respiration, the water that comes out of them. put a paper towel in the bag, it'll last longer that way. >> and you say don't rinse them. >> i don't wash them until right before i eat them. that's just me. >> counter here. >> this is a good idea, fish breaks down quicker than any other meat. i keep it on ice. even in the refrigerator. bottom of the refrigerator on ice. and i've got two containers, one has holes in it so the ice can drain out. >> meat when it thaws gives up a lot of juice. i move all of mine to plastic resealable containers. so i don't have to worry about cross contamination. >> quick thaw, i do move the food to zip top bag, move it to a bowl, and in the sink, a little bit of running water. that is important. >> cold water? >> let it run a little bit. and if the food floats because it's frozen, i use a piece of

chain to way it down. >> okay. >> things are clean. >> in the sink. >> sanitation is really important on countertops. i make my own sanitizing solution. 1/4 teaspoon of bleach. powerful stuff to 10 ounces of water. 8 ounces of water. spritz that on a clean surface, let it sit for one minute, wipe it up, you know it's sanitary. >> all right. >> this is all vegetables i would wash, fruits i would wash under flowing water. cold, flowing water. you would be shocked how much is removed. just by washing. >> they grow in the dirt. >> yeah. >> this is potentially dangerous stuff. any fruit or vegetable that has a texture on it should be scrubbed under cold, running water. >> like potato gloves -- >> no. i cannot imagine owning potato gloves. >> she also has avocado mittens. >> no, you scrub them clean. >> anything that's going to get cut with a knife has a texture like this, wash and scrub or use your potato glove.

>> i suggested there were a lot of other things you would buy before that like the avocado mitten or a special eggplant peeler. >> there you go. >> alton brown, thank you so much. always good to see you. >> pleasure. >> now, if i haven't lost your appetite, we'll show you how to keep track of your money with a touch of your phone after these messages. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn?

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if you're saving for retirement or putting a few bucks a week aside for the summer vacation, we're going to make it easier to manage your money. >> there are all kinds of apps to help you. and natalie morris is here with that. good morning. >> good morning. >> first of all, we talk apps and financial aspects of it. people might be a little afraid. are these apps safe to use? >> it's right to be nervous. that just means you have to use a little bit more prudence when it comes to creating your accounts. and the good thing about these is you can see your money but you can't move it in and out of these accounts with these apps. as long as you're being safe about that and someone did hack it, they couldn't pull the money out of your bank accounts, but they'd know your user name and password. you can't use the same all over the web. can't do it. >> for managing your money, one called level money you really like. >> level money, this one is really for the millennials out there. it gives them sort of a cookie jar. it shows you how much you've got

and how much you've spent. and, you know, it will show you as you go on what you've spent during the week, what you have left to spend, and it's color-coated. so green, obviously, is a good sign. whoo-hoo go spending. orange slow it down. red means there's no money in there. >> keep track of it all. >> it links to your bank account. again with third party encryption. it's not keeping your bank information in this app. it goes through servers. >> cool. >> it's relatively safe. >> this one i like, the app called shoe box. lets you track your receipts. >> take your receipt with this app and you have -- i have one for a parking ticket. and then you'll just go ahead and snap it. if i had a third hand, i would do that. you do it. >> there we go. >> this is a parking ticket. we'll take a photo of it, we'll say use that, and then i can categorize them. so it gets rid of that shoe box full of receipts. this was my trip to sochi, this was parking, and at the end of the year, you can go and search

those so you don't have to go through a shoe box. >> if you're itemizing the taxes and all of that, as well. >> how about this one, called mint, the oldest member of the group but helps you track your money. >> mint is great for this all-inclusive spending. it tracks your spending, tracks your budget, allows you to take goals. set a goal for college. you can see your investment accounts. all your assets, all of your liabilities. it shows you what you've been spending in certain categories. and then when it comes tax time, which we're coming up on, you can search by expenses, which is really great because then, again, you don't -- and this actually also works with shoe box. if you were taking those photos with shoe box, pull that information into mint. >> i love that. and this next one is going to help you with taxes. turbo taxes, a lot of people have software but now the app, as well. and this allows you to file straight from your phone? >> exactly, right from your phone. and one of the great things about this is you can use this product called snap text. so you, again, snap a picture of

your w-2, just hold it straight in front of your camera. >> wow. >> and then it takes all the information from that w-2, puts it in and then it'll ask you a few questions, like are you married? how many dependents? >> and h & rbloc. >> it's a tiny bit cheaper but they have a lot of support, as well. you can have a live chat with someone. and if it gets too confusing and you give up, go into an h & r block. >> thanks. back in a moment, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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good morning, everyone. 9:56, i'm scott mcgrew. the family of a woman found dead in a stairwell is suing the city. they announced it in a news

conference this morning. the 57-year-old disappeared from her bed in september. she was found dead in a stairwell two weeks later. her family is seeking an unspecified amount of money. the lawsuit also names the city run hospital siting medical m l mall -- malpractice. benjamin netanyahu will be in the area this afternoon. let's check your weather this wednesday morning. >> low clouds out there this morning, areas of fog and drizzle. not the case all day long though. we'll see mostly cloudy conditions and the rain moves in. we will not be dry all day long. showers develop north and as we head through this evening that's when the heavier rainfall moves in between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00

p.m. here is mike inouye. >> the 101 here. 680 to 280, that's where it is slow right here. from time to time we see traffic pausing. on the map you see it is recovering from a crash. we were just watching the slow drive in that direction over the 101. the rest of the south bay eases the way we typically see around this time. we have a slow drive down the east shore freeway. the earlier stall caused a huge back up. now it is over on the shoulder, but it is still causing a distraction and a slow recovery. back to you. >> thank you, mike. tune in at 11:00 for your news. and we'll have a update for you in half an hour. i was going to the library to do my homework.

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this is "today" with cathy lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey everybody. it's wednesday march 5th. >> it's ash wednesday marking the start of lent. glad you're with us today. >> guess who's back? >> you. >> you're happy or not happy about that. it is what it is. you've got to accept things in life. >> as you've come back from la, worked the red carpet, the experience -- >> yes. what do you want to know hoda? >> you know what?

everything is a lot of build up, a lot of sit around and wait for maybe an hour when everything starts to happen. >> right. >> what i realized through this experience, it's a young person's business. it really is. you take all -- this is the reality literally. we had half this space for five people. you get there an hour and a half before anything happens. they drop you off not like the stars that get dropped off you and you walk the carpet. you get dropped off three blocks away. those are the three blocks where the weather changes, rain comes down. you get to the place all dressed in high heels. you get there and you don't have a mirror -- >> look at that. i love her and her sister. >> any way, people either come over to you or they don't. >> we're so grateful so many were so sweet. the worst part hoda, i don't know a lot of people that could

do this show after menopause. you cannot leave. you cannot have any bathroom breaks for four and a half hours, nothing. i had coffee that morning and a little bite of something. i was terrified. >> that stinks. >> made up for it otherwise with my daughter. it's fine. it's one of the things you can say i can that once. >> there's your selfie. >> jimmy fallon had fun. he's done the show for a couple of weeks now. >> he's getting around to this. >> let's watch. >> pros and cons of going to to mardi gra. in brazil, the non stop drinking and partying is called carnival. in new york it's called the fourth hour today show. still fun. >> he thinks it's still funny. >> you know what, it is. >> okay. what are we going to do about

lindsey lohan? >> if you wondered she talked about doing a reality show with oprah. she has done it if you're wondering. >> which means she got her payday right? >> i think she did. >> $2 million allegedly. this show premieres sunday. let's take a sneak peek. >> people have an image it is chaos. i don't want the negative [ muted ] that may go through. good, good, good then in my head, time to sabotage. >> she's not following the rules they agreed to, not participating. she wouldn't agree to the shoot, so they had to cancel it. >> this is what everybody said was going to happen. i believed differently. she doesn't understand life. >> my truth is that i really do want you to win. i really do. if that isn't what you want, i'm

okay with that. you know, i'll tell these guys to pack up and leave today. >> no. it's not that i'm not ready to do that. i do. >> you need to cut the [ bleep ]. you really do. >> i know this is my last shot doing what i love to do. >> oprah cursed. >> that's what lindsey needs, tough love. >> yeah. >> she's not a baby. she had a tough time growing up. a lot of people do. she can't play the victim. she's got to take the reigns now. she's a grown human being. >> oprah said if you don't want it, tell me right now, and it's over. i wasn't convinced by her answer. no, i do want it. >> it's like people in this generation. i do want it but don't want to work for it. > >> don't want to do the work to get it. >> i honestly wish her the best.

we have good news. if you want to put your bag in the overhead compartment. >> carry on bag. >> i'm one of the people that brings a bag and stuffs it to the brim and jams it in the overhead. nobody is surprised by that. >> i tried to convince hoda she does not need her bowling ball. >> i put everything. >> you haven't bowled in ten years. >> here's the thing, some of the overhead bins are too small. >> they are. >> i think they're shrinking. i traveled with my mom. my mom had a normal bag like this. i was trying to stuff in the overhead and it wasn't fitting. people were mad. i was jamming it and shimming it and jarring it. they kept saying it's not going to fit. i'm one of the people, ino, it' going to fit. the man got mad. i kept doing it and doing it. i looked at him and said i'm

really sorry. he goes, i'm sure you are. >> he got under her craw. where's your craw? >> it's stuck in mine. i was flying this weekend to florida. there was a woman and her husband that put their bag to the guy to check it. the the guy said you're a half pound over. it's $50. the husband said to the wife, it's a half pound. >> she said what do you want me to do? >> he said take out a half pound. >> she said what do you want me to do? i'm not taking it out of my bag. pay the $50. >> and they paid the $50. >> one for momma. >> i think they should make the bins bigger. >> i have a suggestion. you have a rental every winter, a place to get away to. how about you leave stuff there? you don't need to -- buy a bowling ball. >> i like to have stuff in my

bag. i like to bring it, see it, know where it is. i don't like when they put it under the plane. you never see it again. >> she has issues with traveling. >> including the handles and wheels. you're talking the bulk not the handles and wheels. >> united has a thing you stick your bag in before you get on. if it doesn't fit in there -- >> it's going to work against them. some are going to stop united because of that. they know they can stuff it other places. john travolta we've got to talk about him. you heard the oscars. this is one of the flubs. he flubbed an important name, idina menzel. he called her adele menzene. i loved his statement.

he said i've been beating myself up all day. then i thought, what would idina menzel say? she'd say let it go, let it go. idina is incredibly talented. i'm happy she took home two oscars. >> idina is certainly much more famous today than she was before he flubbed her name. >> she's well known. she won for wicked. she was amazing in that. she's making a name in the industry. you're right. i think they should put adele menzem o on top of the marquee. that starts tonight. very good buzz on this show. i feel sorry for john travolta. he's a total pro. it could happen to anybody. >> there's an app you put a name in and out comes the name

travolta would have announced it. here's kathie lee's name. >> here's hoda's. you changed name. jennifgeneral laurence one reason to love this girl. we saw her on the red carpet. she apparently has something we both have and are proud of. >> we earned it. she's what, 23 years old? >> it's called uarm flockem. >> look. oh my gosh. >> e decided they were going to show it. she noticed it. she's not shy. >> oh look. hey. she's 23. >> let's do it again.

hey. >> i don't feel so badly now. >> i liked it. she doesn't take herself too seriously. >> you had it right. she's a movie star but could be like us, our best friend. i didn't see the voice last night. it was back with auditions and apparently great stuff. >> is that his real name or travolta's version? >> that's his real name. he decided to sing this song. let's listen. ♪ >> i didn't want to react.

i knew if this guy had any indication of what i was looking at, he would hit the button. i got myself a texan. >> he sounds like usher, looks like blake. >> usher got him. that's great. >> usher has -- wow. all ahead of blake. >> blake made a comeback while you were gone. he's getting great artists. my favorite is meant for family. i love. that here's audra mclaughlin. she had a standout last night. ♪ ♪

>> wow. she's wonderful. what a moment. >> it's interesting. >> what? >> somebody i couldn't see because it was dark picked her off the bat first couple of bars. >> adam. >> the tone of quality she had. just a beautiful velvety. you don't know at the time what the person looks like. i don't know if that's her entire range. usually you wait to see if somebody has got more than four notes even as beautiful as that can be. that was fascinating. who always waits until the end? >> usher usually. sha kir ra always turns. >> even before the girl hit the big note. >> i think she picked blake. >> yes. >> blake has a great team. >> he's got seven now. >> adam and blake have seven.

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would have wanted her to be just like you. no, no. sweet, considerate, thoughtful, and pretty. >> wow. we sit here with people all the time that watch themselves on camera. many of them are uncomfortable. the minute the two of you saw yourselves you were enjoying it all over again. i was looking at her. >> reliving the moment. >> that was a joy to do? >> oh it was unbelievable. >> to have this go from broadway to television so that so many more people can see it, what did you think when they wanted to make this a tv project? i totally did not expect it. >> really? >> i absolutely didn't. then when i heard they were serious about doing it, i got scared to death. >> why? >> well because i had never made the transition from stage to

screen. it's major because on stage you're wide open, you're loud, you're freer. screen you're contained. to be able to take those emotions from this and bring it down but let you still see and feel what was going on with her was not easy. >> wow. you should never be afraid of closeups. you looked magnificent. >> that's the photographer. he's great. >> to be work with such a legend must have been equal parts intimidating but just incredible. >> it was fun. i was let me give it everything i can. she's awesome. i also feel a closeness to her. she reminds me of my grandmother a lot. it was fun to experience the project with her.

the moment i heard they were doing this, i jumped on it immediately. i wanted to get the chance to work with her. >> other great people in the cast as well. vanessa, so good. >> i'm surrounded with such spiritual beauty and creativity. >> the character sings the hymns. you love singing cicely? >> my family is very musical. my sister really had the voice. i was so intimidated that a i could not -- first of all in my graduation year, i was hired to sing one of the three girls in the macado. i was so intimidated they couldn't hear me. now that i can. >> do you sing in this film at

all? >> i sing a little bit with her. mainly you. i do sing a little bit. >> what do y'all sing together? >> jesus is mine. >> let's hear it. how does that go? >> this is my story. >> this is theater. >> thank you for bringing this to tv so so many more can see it. >> thank you for not retiring. lots of people go down to florida. don't you do it. great to see you both. >> when other of these come along, i'll be here. >> thank you. saturday night on lifetime. we've got more women who rock when we play "who knew."

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welcome back now. these are your current temperatures. it's hard to believe but we're at 63 even before lunchtime at the peninsula. 62 inth south bay. that will arrive as we go through this evening mostly after 3:00 p.m. for the east bay and 3:00 p.m. for the peninsula. we have slight drought improvement that i will tell you about today. here is mike inouye with your traffic. >> the bay bridge where we see good movement and lanes starting to lighten up. we saw that because of early b.a.r.t. problems but all systems are running now. we'll get you to the map and show you how slow it is down the east shore freeway. a stalled bus caused this slow down here. the rest of your day looking

really good. a new crash north 280, expect dloui slowing through downtown. we're back with more on this winesday wednesday. we're playing trivia called "who knew." we're testing your knowledge of women who rock. speaking of women that rock, kathie is across the street. for those that get the answer right they get $100, for those that don't, they get a cd. charlotte, hi. first we ask this question. prior to moving to radio city music hall in 1934, rockettes were known by what name? what is the correct answer?

>> the rocsiettes. >> all right. over to you. >> who knew? this legendary performer was the first woman inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame? >> journey mitchell? >> she got in, but no. i think she did. you're going to find out who he was. >> the correct answer is -- >> aretha. it took in the 1987 for a woman to get in. amazing. >> did all of these get in? >> eventually. >> lovely girl from kentucky. this legendary performer -- that's yours. >> thank you. >> in 1947 female advertising copy writer frances gerety penned famous rock related tag

line -- which one was it? give it a guess. hopefully within the next half hour. >> c? i don't know. >> yeah. oh my gosh. okay. a diamond is forever. >> that was well done. people didn't used to buy engage ment rings when they got married. not surprising a woman came up with the line. they would just go tie the knot. >> all right. father and son from connecticut. true or false, tina fey the creator of emmy winning show -- true or false? >> false. >> no. the correct answer was true. she was the first. there were so many talented women on the show before that.

she was the first head writer. >> got to move over a bit. hello. okay. what number one single launched the career of john jet and the black hearts in 1982? like a rock? >> nope. there's plenty of good rock songs on this. >> this is one of my favorite songs. i love rock-n-roll. >> this has been remade of a lot of people. this made her career. >> nice. brings back a lot of memories i don't wish to revisit. >> from pittsburgh. this oscar winning actress played janet in the 1975 "the rocky horror picture show "? >> susan se ran dan. >> yeah. >> tell us about susan. >> before that she got her start on this movie. this is a hit. anybody who's seen it would

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whether you need a new photo for your facebook profile page or want a professional photo of your kid and can't afford it, listen up. this photographer photographed some of the world's most beautiful faces. he's the host of the face on oxygen. tips and tricks for looking good every time. premieres tonight, congratulations. >> thank you very much.

>> you're not only the host but mentor 12 young girls. are they just women or also men? >> they are just women. i'm the host but also the confidant. i'm not judging them anymore. i get to talk with them, hang out, help them and be a shoulder to lean on and listen. >> most of us want a decent picture with no double chin, weird shadows. will you show us how to take a decent one that isn't hideous. >> show us your usual selfie. >> think of someone you love and open your mouth. >> the first part is perfect. i'm a bit concerned with the context. i like the first idea. it was genius. >> let me show you. you're on the beach. >> come with me.

>> you feel the wind blowing right now? >> no, i don't. >> we're not going skiing. we'll use these later. >> all right. okay. i would just hold the sun glasses. i want to see your eyes. it's all about the thought process. you're in love, right? >> i'm in love with hoda. >> there you go. really pretty. straight to camera. look into the lenses. what are you thinking right now? >> none of your business. >> i like it. mystery. you're in love with who? >> by the way for all your friends who have facebook photos at the beach and you don't have anything, we're here to fake it. >> not the mouth open shot anymore. >> which is better? >> i can tell you the other one. >> you look like you're catching flies a little bit.

let's go to winter. those are not working for me. >> here's your glasses. >> there you go. much cuter. you girls look amazing. i look like weirdo. here's a mug of hot chocolate. >> this time around think about this hot chocolate in your hand as you're drinking it. imagine the chocolate melting in your mouth. >> you look like rocky bull winkle. >> it's a little crazy. >> it's okay. i like it. >> peer over at me. imagine that chocolate melting in your mouth. tastes delicious doesn't it? having a thought in your mind makes the whole face come to life. terrifying view of the mouth open. >> we want to ask you before we

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pulitzer prize winner. >> he's written more than 30 books. his latest is you can date boys

when you're forty. on parents topics he knows little about. nice to see you and welcome. >> thank you. >> been years since i've seen you. >> probably 20 books ago. >> i can't believe you've written 30 books. >> there's no useful information. there's a lot of white space. >> people fall for it every time. >> i was going to call this dave barry, another dave barry book by dave barry. they give them new titles. >> people get your humor even back when you first started. you hit a nerve some how. what do you think it was? >> i'm a baby boomer. i always felt that -- i didn't write any particular genre. whatever i was going through, there's 9 trillion others going through it. i wrote about child birth. i was born. the whole premise was everybody was taking child birth classes. they never told you it actually hurt. when you go to child birth and

the woman is supposed to breathe. instead she's going -- >> i bet a lot could relate to that. you've got a 13-year-old daughter? >> she just turned 14. she went through puberty. there should be a cure. we're dealing with all this. she's a beautiful lady. she's with her mom there. >> does she mind you talking about her? >> i tell her i can stop talking about you and you can pay for your own college education. my kids both kind of get it. my son went through puberty. when boys do, it's not that big of a deal. they're large r, hairier, smellier boys. but when girls go through puberty it's horrific. they're this little girl and

then they're you, women walking around. >> i know it. did it freak you out at first? >> totally. first of all, we cease to have communication. when they become teenage girls they're in social network communication with other friends. she's friends with every 14-year-old girl in north and south america. they're all on there. they stay in the text every 10 to 15 seconds. >> is she dating? >> this is the worst part, boys. they show up at your house, on the lawn, on the roof, in the trees like squirrels. what i want to do -- i don't know if this is legal. i want a humane trap. put it on the lawn and i'll bait it with something boys would be attracted to. fireworks or something stupid. >> we've got a singer coming up. this is a very funny book. we have another dave in the

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country singer david nail known for piano balance. she's training in the ivories for guitar evidently fans are l. the hit called "whatever she's got" more than 8 million its on you tube. it's platinum. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> when you think about the career and how it's exploded do

you have you pinch me moments? >> it took me 14 years. that's hard to believe. it's good a cream. i'm only 24. i was not an overnight success. it makes it that much sweeter. >> were you ready to give it up at any point? was it so hard that you said i must not have it? >> several times. i didn't have a plan b. >> are you going to sing "whatever she's got." >> let's do it. >> all right. david nail. ♪ she's a little complicated ♪ kind of girl that a keeps you waiting, waiting around ♪ ♪ she likes to get her toes done bright red ♪ ♪ she's always reapplying

lipstick ♪ ♪ she's the first and the last ♪ she's got something i can't figure out that everybody talkin about ♪ ♪ she got the blue jeans painted on tight everybody wants on saturday night ♪ ♪ she got the mood ring never the same ♪ ♪ she will do whatever she wants ♪ ♪ i don't want to stop ♪ i want, i want, i want whatever she's got ♪ ♪ i want whatever she's got ♪ what you thought your plan was park it ♪ ♪ figure out where your heart

is ♪ ♪ i could spend every weekend every penny you've been keeping ♪ ♪ to figure out what she's thinking ♪ ♪ she's got the blue jeans painted on tight ♪ ♪ everybody wants on a saturday night ♪ ♪ she's got a good ring never the same ♪ ♪ she do whatever she wants ♪ when she moves every jaw will drop ♪ ♪ i don't want her to stop. ♪ i want whatever she's got ♪ ♪ i want whatever she's got ♪ she got the blue jeans painted on tight ♪ ♪ what everybody wants on a

saturday night ♪ ♪ she got the mood ring never the same ♪ ♪ i want, i want, i want ♪ she got the blue jeans painted on tight ♪ ♪ what everybody wants on a saturday night ♪ ♪ she do whatever she wants ♪ when she moves every jaw will drop ♪ ♪ i don't want her to stop ♪ i want, i want, i want whatever she's got ♪ ♪ ♪ i want whatever she's got ♪ ♪ >> that was awesome. tomorrow we'll have celtic woman. yes we are. we have a lot coming up. >> come on in here.

it's edith's birthday.

nbc bay area news starts now. at 11:0 on your wednesday, good morning to you. thank you for joining us, i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm scott mcgrew. right now benjamin netanyahu is in the silicon valley meeting with tech leaders. damien trajillo is there. >> yeah, not everyone is happy to see him. there is some supporters and some of the protestors say that california should not do business with israel until the palestinian